Carmen Campuzano is one of Mexicos’s celebrated entertainers who has crafted a niche as an actress and fashion model. Throughout her career of about three decades, she has translated movie roles as well as appeared in renowned International magazines like Vogue. Unsurprisingly, her skills have garnered her awards and recognition.
While her career may have attracted the attention of many fans and followers worldwide, Carmen almost lost her career due to drug addiction and an ailment that affected her looks. Beyond what is seen on camera, she is a mother of twin daughters, Carmen and Daniella whom she shares with her ex-husband, Mario Carballido. With an interesting life such as hers, she has inspired an episode of the Mexican anthology, Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real.
Intriguing Facts about Carmen Campuzano
1. Her Early Life and Background
She was born María del Carmen Campuzano on December 7, 1970, to Rafael Campuzano Vélez and Magdalena Fruhbaüer Villegas. She grew up alongside three siblings namely Ruth Campuzano, Daniel Campuzano, and Jorge Campuzano.
Sadly, she lost two of these siblings within the period of ten years. Ruth passed on in 2010 due to a heart attack followed by the death of her brother, Jorge who also died of a heart attack.
2. She Launched her Career as a Model
Carmen started her career as a model at a young age. She rose to become a recognizable name in the industry with the appearance she made both on the catwalk and as a fashion model.
Notably, she appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine three times making her one of the only Mexican women to do so. She has also posed for store owners like Rafael Hernandez in Mexico City. Through this, she has garnered recognition and won awards and titles to show for the years she put into her craft, These include;
- La Estrella de Plata(1995)
- Supermodel of the World(1993)
3. Carmen Acted in a Few Movies
According to IMDB, Carmen has acted in a few movies with the earliest being the 2006 TV series, Derecho de Admission. Her other credited works are Como dice el dicho and El sapo de cristal.
In 2021, she appeared as a contestant on MasterChef Celebrity Mexico, a reality show.
4. Her Career was Affected by Leptospirosis
In her rise to the top, Carmen was once regarded as one of the most beautiful women in Mexico, yet, this changed when she got infected with leptospirosis, a blood infection caused by bacteria. The effects of leptospirosis lead to kidney damage, meningitis, and other types of inflammation of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord.
Regarding how she contracted such a bacteria, the actress alleged that she was poisoned by an ex-cook who poisoned her food with human feces.
Sadly for Carmen, the effects changed her appearance radically and this halted her career for some time.
5. She Went Through Surgeries to Correct the Effect of the Ailment
While many celebrities have used aesthetic surgeries to add to their beauty or get what they had always wished for, Carmen chose aesthetic procedures to correct the effects of leptospirosis. She stayed away from the limelight while undergoing different procedures which included a nose job.
She is known to have had more than 6 procedures and at some point, some doctors were afraid to perform any surgery on her due to the risk involved. One such was the doctors on the reality show, Botched. Notably, she was featured in an episode of the show led by surgeons, Dr. Paul Nassif and Dr. Terry Dubrow.
In recent times, things seem to be working fine for the model cum actress. She revealed that she was ready to resume photo sessions as well as attend programs.
6. The Mexican-born beauty Struggled with Drug Addiction
Away from the stress of surgeries to overcome the challenging ailment, Carmen was also involved in a ghastly accident that made her fall into cocaine addiction and prescription drugs. During this phase of life, the Mexican actress was in and out of hospitals and rehabilitation centers for a long time.
Apparently, the change in her appearance as mentioned earlier was also complicated by drug use. At some point, she almost lost her life when she overdosed and this led to an involuntary psychiatric admission. She alleged that she was physically abused while on admission.
7. Campuzano Has Been Married Twice
She has been married twice to two different men. Carmen got married to her first husband, Guillermo Rossell when she was 17 years old. However, the marriage was a stormy one right from the beginning. From what we gathered, the marriage was an illegal one, and shortly after, they parted ways.
After that marriage failed, she gave love another chance again when she married Mario Carballido. It is unclear how they met, but since he is an actor, we may not be wrong to assume it was through their work in the entertainment industry. While there was an expectation that this marriage would last longer, this was not to be as they soon parted ways.
8. She is the Mother of two Children
Carmen is the mother of twin daughters, Carmen Carballido Campuzano and Dianiella Carballido Campuzano whom she had with her second husband, Mario during their marriage.
The relationship between Carmen and her daughters was affected by her drug issues which led to her abandoning her. At the time, her sister Ruth took the twins in. Years later, the fashion model revealed leaving her children was one of her regrets. Moving forward, she and the twins reconciled after her recovery process ended 8 years later, and they now have a better relationship.
9. The Mexican Model is also Into Music
Carmen has proven over time that she is versatile. Allegedly, she also has an interest in music. It was reported that she was working on her musical material some years back. The album was made up of classic songs and produced by Carmen Salina.
However, this work may have been shelved as it was never released. Regardless, the Mexican actress has shown snippets of her work as a DJ in her social media uploads. Through this, she promotes fun times for people in the LGBTQ community.
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10. Her Life was Portrayed in an Episode of a Mexican Anthology
As one of the beauty queens of the 90s, the loss of her beauty was a tragedy. This inspired movie makers to portray it in an episode of Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real, a Mexican anthology that was released in 2005. Carmen’s character was played by Frances Ondivela.
Apparently, Ondivela was chosen due to the similar features she shares with Carmen. Prior, Carmen was considered for the role but due to her relapses and struggles with ill health, the role was passed to Ondiviela with Carmen’s approval.
